The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-09-24
Water works and Gas for the 1nhabi-

Water Works and Gas for the lnnapl-
tants Of Woodbury. and Hampden.-Pa-
pers of incorporation have been filed at Towson-
town of the Consumers Water and Illuminating
Company of Baltimore county, which is organized
for the purpose of supplying Woodbury., Hamp-
den, Woodlawn and nearby sections with pure
water and gas, or electric light. The incorpora-
tors j. D. Mallory, B. F. Gambril, r. j. Ca
prom, George B. Morton, James F. McCabe, Chas.
Reuter-, VIM. Lanahan, James M. Busey, VIM. IL.
Watkins and l.. B. McCabe. The majority of
these gentlemen are residents of the county and
are we'll known, and their names are q guarantee
of good faith for any promises they may make.
For several months they have had their engineer
and general manager investigating the subject OF
water, electric light and gas, and have at last
made all their arrangements for beginning the
work of construction.
Improved machinery, both for water and gas,
have been arranged for, and at last the lower end
of the county is to be blessed with pure water
and better convenences for lighting stores and
dwellings,.
The company will have for the water works, in
addition to the usual machinery, stand-pipe 100
feet high by 20 feet in diameter. The pumping
machinery will include one compound non-con-
densing duplex direct acting steam pumping en-
CINE, capable of delivering through l0-inch
main into the stand-pipe, under pressure of 1875
lbs per square inch, 5O0 900 gallons of water every
"a hours. The most improved fre-hydrant and
stop-valves will be used. To begin with about
miles of mains will be laid running from IL inch
es to inches.
The existing trouble of impurities in the drink
ing water will be removed by the adoption of the
Hyall system of publication by coagulation and
filtration, which will remove all suspended and
organic matter found in the waiter, leaving it
sparkling, clear and pure. The canvass for con-
sumers has commenced.
Gas-works of the most improved character will
be adopted md the works will have a daily
pacity of. 500 900 cubit feet. One and possibly
two single-ift holders, II feet diameter, by 20
feet high, with usual columns, &c. !; 10 miles of
gas mains, from 10-inch to 4-inch, will be laid;
the gas will be 25-cande light power, with pure
white flame, and it is the intention of the compa-
ny not to charge more than one dollar per 1000
feet. The total cost of the work, in complete or
der, is estimated to be about $150,0O0.
In addition to the gss-lght the Company will
probably use the latest improved methods ofelec-
trio light, as generated by the Edison Company.
This step in the way of improvements for that
section has been fastened by the energy of the
Maryland Construction and Land Improvement
Company of Baltimore city, which has invested
large sum in real estate on Roland avenue, and
has sub divided their lands into building lots.
The demand has been so great that they have
laid out the village of Woodlawn and are now
making arrangements for handsome improve
ments. The Company will put both gas and
water in all its new buildings, in addition to the
large number of consumers already guaranteed.
The future of Woodberry and surrounding sec
tions must of necessity be very bright.
The contract has already been drawn for the
construction of both water and gas works. Fiji
teen miles of pipes will be laid and this in itself
will give employment to large number Of men
this fall and winter. This improvement, together
with the erection of the new Catholic College on
Roland avenue, the Is to 20 suburban residences
to be erected by the Land Company, and the nu-
merous other houses now under construction in
Hampden, will make business brisk in that Sec
ton of the county this fall. Let the good work
90 on. We cannot have too much of that kind of
o boom.
Towsontown's turn will come next, and that
very shortly. The Office of the Company in Balti-
more is at No. 215 E. German St., rooms and 4,
Keyser Building.